Hooversville High School - Hillside Yearbook (Hooversville, PA)

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A f x Qumf ,XJ Cqlau .Hiatory i The 1949 graduating class of the Hooversville High School has found it fitting to compare their school years with the wanderings of a gypsy tribe. We remember very well when on September 4, 1945, we came to the Freshman Camp. At that time we were a large group: there were thirty-two of us. It has always been an old gypsy custom in every camp that the new members of the high school must light the campfire and keep it burning during their stay. lt was hard for us to understand that the fire had to be kindled by sparks of enthusiasm and kept burning by the light of knowledge. To help us keep this fire burning we chose Ruth Mensinger as President of our class, Margaret O'Brien as Vice-President, Roy Richie as Secretary, and Darlene Beltrami as Treasurer. Our first duty was to search for fuel. In our ramblings we found some good logs of hard work. Each day a broth had to be brewed in the gypsy pot. We were very curious about this but later learned that the mixture was knowledge gleaned only by work and study. The ingredients that went into this pot were fresh dates from the tree of history, leaves of civics, rules of grammar, and problems in algebra. Our Alma Mater had an interest in us far beyond our mental development. In order to give us the best training we were put under the supervision of gypsy leaders. They were called the faculty. Our homeroom teacher was Mrs. Thelma Roess. The supervising principal was Mr. Claude Larimer. Other members of the faculty were Miss Nellie Sank, Miss Amelia Thiele, Mrs. Kathryn Francis, Mrs. Margaret Gloor, and Mr. Charles Clark. To be able to meet the expenses which we should have during our wanderings and to help us prepare for the OPEN ROAD, we started to build a treasury by having a bazaar. The wise people of Hooversville were very good to us young gypsies: they helped make our events profitable. We successfully passed through the period of adjustment in the Freshman Land and entered our Sophomore Camp with unlimited power and confidence. We lost some of our tribe. Ten members did not follow us into this new camp. Realizing quite early that our interests must be protected, we elected Donald Dill as President of our tribe. To help him we chose Peggy Carey as Vice-President, Mary Ann Kolesko as Secretary, and Robert Clark as Treasurer. The most outstanding occasion of revelry during the year was a bazaar and a bake sale, the proceeds of which greatly filled our small treasury. This year we had our first important part to play in our school. lt was an assembly pro- gram during which we presented a one-act play entitled High School Daze. Later in the year we felt honored to buy yellow roses for the graduating tribe. The year was so filled with various activities that before we realized it, it was time to go into another section of the gypsy world. U cms 13

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ROBERT ROBINSON Lover Hillside, Class Play, Annual, Christmas Play 1 MA XINE SHORTT ..Mu.x.. Chorus, Hillside. Annual Christmas Play SENIORS JOSEPH RUSSIC Sonny Class Play, Hillside, Annual, Basketball, Mixed Chorus DORINE SHAFFER Shale Clan Play, Hillside, Annual, Chorus, Christmas Play, All- C ounty Char us PAUl..lNE STANKO Pinky Chorul, Hillside, Annual, Christmas Play 12

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QmwM' fx! On September 3, 1947, twenty-one members of our tribe entered the Junior ser'- tion of the school land. We devoted most of our time to study but did not nt-git-ct our activities. Basketball was the main sport, and we were represented on the Varsity by DeWayne Berkebile and Harold Meyers. Katherine Suder was our representative on the cheering squad. Our big money making event of the year was a Sadie Hawkins Danm- on November 14. Many gypsies gathered and danced to the music of a popular orchestra At Christmas time we played Santa Claus and treated every gypsy on thc- camping grounds of our Alma Mater. Many of us also took part in the annual Christmas pageant. Next we planned the Junior-Senior banquet, which was held on May 19. This was the big social event ofthe year. As true gypsies we were dressed in the finest silks, ornaments of gold and silver, and ropes of pearls. The banquet, held at the Oakhurst Tm-aroom, Somerset, Pennsylvania, was served in typical gypsy splendor and was enjoyed by all. We presented for the entertainment of the Senior gypsies many skits and offered fine music for dancing. The crowning of the Senior May Queen climaxed a wonderful evening As we began our life on the Senior Grounds, we assumed an air of seriousness. We realized that soon we would leave Hooversville High School and would go out on the OPEN ROAD. To lead our tribe of nineteen we elected Katherine Suder as President, with Donald Dill, Mary Ann Kolesko, and Eleanor Matse as her helpers. A number of our tribe held important positions on the camping grounds. On the champion varsity basketball tearn were DeWayne Berkebile, Harold Meyers, Robert Clark, Donald Dill, and Joseph Russic. Katherine Suder and 'Donald Dill served as President and Vice- President of the Student Council. Donald Dill and Katherine Suder were the editors for the school newspaper. Dorine Shaffer, Jean Clark, and Katherine Suder represented our Alma Mater in the All-County Chorus. For our Senior play, given on November 18-19, we chose ' The Campbells Are Coming. We were the guests of the Junior tribe at a banquet held in our honor on May 18, at the White Star Hotel, Jennerstown, Pennsylvania. Now that we realize that our wanderings on the Hooversville High School grounds are coming to an end and that we should live up to our motto, Learners today, Leaders tomorrow, we are bringing our happy days to an end with our Baccalaureate services on May ZZ, Class Day program on May 23, and Commencement on May Z4. All details have been wisely settled and now it is time to depart. We gypsies, the class of '49, must leave our Alma Mater and go out on the OPEN ROAD. 6 if-sm 14